Blechnum appendiculatum Willd. is a plant in the Blechnaceae family, order Polypodiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Blechnum appendiculatum Willd.

Blechnum appendiculatum Willd.

Blechnum appendiculatum is a Blechnaceae fern native to the Americas, growing in rocky hammocks and moist forests.

Family
Genus
Blechnum
Order
Polypodiales
Class
Polypodiopsida

About Blechnum appendiculatum Willd.

Blechnum appendiculatum Willd. is a fern species that belongs to the family Blechnaceae. It has three common names: hammock fern, sinkhole fern, and New World midsorus fern. Its native distribution extends from the southern United States, through Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America, all the way to western South America. This fern typically grows in rocky hammocks and moist forests.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Polypodiales Blechnaceae Blechnum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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